Category: Challenge139
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Challenge139 – Day 39
Sis, our thought life matters because what stays in our minds long enough can eventually begin shaping our hearts, our words, and our actions. We can smile at someone while replaying anger toward them in our minds. We can say we have forgiven while mentally rehearsing the offense over and over again. We can look…
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Challenge139 — Day 38
After everything we’ve talked about during Challenge139—being known, loved, surrounded, created, protected, and kept on God’s mind—perhaps we’re ready for this prayer too.
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Challenge139 – Day 37
Sis, somebody else’s testimony can encourage you, but it cannot replace your own relationship with God. Your mother’s faith can’t substitute for yours. Your pastor’s relationship with God can’t become yours. Your friend’s testimony can inspire you, but eventually you have to experience God for yourself.
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Challenge139 – Day 36
That is a powerful prayer because it is always easier to see what is wrong with somebody else. We can recognize their bad attitude, their hurtful words, their questionable decisions, their hypocrisy, and everything we believe they need to change. If we’re not careful, we can spend so much time asking God to deal with…
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Challenge139 – Day 35
It’s easy to identify what’s wrong in someone else. We can recognize their attitude, their behavior, their words, and their choices. But Challenge139 has never really been about studying everybody else.
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Challenge139 — Day 34
David’s strong words in Psalm 139 show us his honest emotions—and God allowed that honesty into Scripture. We can be honest with God too.
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Challenge139 – Day 33
You don’t have to personally fix everybody who behaves badly. You don’t have to expose every wrong, answer every comment, or win every disagreement. Some situations need actions. Others need your release.
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Challenge139 – Day 32
Some of us have been taught that being a good Christian woman means always saying yes, always being available, and tolerating behavior that continually hurts or drains us. But forgiveness doesn’t always mean restored access.
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Challenge139 — Day 31
Sis, one of the challenges of living for God is learning how to love people who don’t share our convictions. We are called to love. We are called to show grace. We are called to be kind.
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Challenge139 – Day 30
Sis, Remember This… Feeling something doesn’t mean you have to immediately act on it. Sis, give God access to your anger before your anger gets access to your mouth.